What's in a cup?

Part A: If I were stranded on an island, what three movies would I like to have taken with me? Part B: Reason for choosing these movies 1. Avatar - the main character is disabled,  but when he is enters the other world, he can do anything he sets his mind to. I also enjoyed how the love story unfolds. I find it intriguing how the corrupt outside world tries to destroy the magical inner world. 2. My Fair Lady - I guess I am a sucker for rags to riches stories. I love the accents, the music, the love story, the finesse of Mr Higgins, and the linguistic tools he uses to make Eliza speak proper English. I believe this movie to have influenced me to choose my academic degree many years later. 3. The Book Thief - it is based on a novel, which in turn is based on a fictional but plausible family during the Nazi regime. Being both German and an avid reader, I loved this story. I like to feel, even when it is sad, and I remember this movie to be deeply moving.  Part C: What do...

I walked into the room with a sense of anticipation. I knew I could do this. There were many aspects of a relationship I felt I struggled with, but this part of being a supportive listener and caring for someone - that role I could play. I knelt down next to the couch he had grown accustomed to and listened to the words and to his heart. And I found it difficult to hear his heart. I felt his heaviness after having confronted his dad about the announced divorce, but hearing him tell me how it went, I thought perhaps a greater comfort to him would have been a humorous friend, or someone who could draw out the depths in him. I felt insufficient. When you start crossing boundaries from friendship to romance, there is a shift that takes place. For a woman, it is that allowance to care. It was a desire of mine to understand him better, to connect on a deeper emotional level, and to be his comforter. I wanted to take away his pain, his disappointment, his heartache. Ironically he simply e...